Easy Homemade French Bread

So easy and so delicious!  Takes a little time but well worth it.  It makes two large loaves.  I use this for french toast, garlic bread, sandwich bread, etc.

Easy Homemade French Bread

½ cups Warm Water
2 packages (7g Packet) Dry Active Yeast

2 cups Very Hot Water

⅓ cups Oil

3 Tablespoons Sugar

1 Tablespoon Salt

6 cups All-purpose Flour

Preparation Instructions

1. Combine the warm water and the dry active yeast. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine the hot water, oil, sugar, salt and half of the flour. Stir with a wooden spoon.
3. Add yeast mixture and stir.
4. Add the remaining flour and stir. Leave spoon in the dough.
5. Let rest for 10 minutes.
6. Stir and let rest for 10 minutes again.
7. Repeat rest and stir process three more times (for a total of five times).
8. Divide dough in half.
9. Turn out one half on a floured surface. Press out to a rectangle. Roll up (like making cinnamon rolls) and place on a greased baking sheet. Repeat with the other half.
10. Let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
11. With a sharp knife, make 3 diagonal slashes across each loaf. Brush with egg white.
12. Bake in a 400-degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the baking sheet to a cooling rack.